Refusing captaincy shows ‘lack of ambition’ – Solskjaer
published at 09:33
More from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Stick to Football, external, revealing that during his time at the Manchester United helm, some “petty” players did not want to captain the side for some matches.
“No one said ‘no’ to being the club captain, it was just for certain games,” Solskjaer said.
“Yes, but they didn’t want to say it themselves, they had other people come up to me and say it. It was disappointing.
“It’s a different generation, its Gen Z.It’s petty and shows a lack of ambition.”
He added that others did not want to face the media in pre-match interviews.
“Many players said no to doing the pre-match interviews, the three questions,” Solskjaer said.
“You had the go-to’s, Bruno [Fernandes] always did it, Harry [Maguire] always did it, Victor [Lindelof] did it, David [de Gea] did it, Luke Shaw did it.
“The others were worried about the questions, so preferred not to do it. You’re scared of the whole reaction maybe, but you also understand some of the players’ mental health.”